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Saturday, September 16, 2023
I have an old, old bench top drill press I got from a scrounger uncle, and I find myself using it all the time.
When Sears was still around, we had an outlet store locally that sold repaired and scratched/damaged tools. I managed to get a brand new, damaged-box floor model at about 60% off. Not a scratch on it. A very handy shop tool, and this one has a dual belt drive with pulley stacks that allow about a dozen different chuck speeds, and a laser target light. Don't know where it was made, but it has held together for over 15 years.
I have a Craftsman bench top that weighs about 200+ lbs, top head with motor lifts off the base for moving. Sadly the machine is still in the North Outpost, probably too expensive to move to the new Southern location. Here all I have is something from Horror Freight, the bearing (if there is one) in the spindle shaft wobbles enough to make it tough to drill anything accurate enough for machining, but it does OK for making holes in wood.
Made in China.
ReplyDeleteSo, recommend one that isn't, and help us out,
Deletewhich one is not?? We are waiting mouth man.
DeleteWhen Sears was still around, we had an outlet store locally that sold repaired and scratched/damaged tools. I managed to get a brand new, damaged-box floor model at about 60% off. Not a scratch on it. A very handy shop tool, and this one has a dual belt drive with pulley stacks that allow about a dozen different chuck speeds, and a laser target light. Don't know where it was made, but it has held together for over 15 years.
ReplyDeletemy beef with benchtop drill presses is, when you put a vise on the bottom and a 1/2: bit on top, you have enough room in between for a license plate.
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Deleteyou be paying for the name. huh-uh !
ReplyDeleteI have a Craftsman bench top that weighs about 200+ lbs, top head with motor lifts off the base for moving. Sadly the machine is still in the North Outpost, probably too expensive to move to the new Southern location. Here all I have is something from Horror Freight, the bearing (if there is one) in the spindle shaft wobbles enough to make it tough to drill anything accurate enough for machining, but it does OK for making holes in wood.
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